The same, but different: pollen foraging in honeybee and bumblebee colonies

2011/12/20 by Sara D. Leonhardt, Sara Diana Leonhardt, Nico Blüthgen · 277 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Apidae #Biology #Bumblebee #Ecology #Foraging #Habitat #Hymenoptera #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Insect and Pesticide Research #Nutrient #Plant and animal studies #Pollen #Pollen source #Pollination #Pollinator #Resource (disambiguation) #Threatened species #Zoology

paper · open access · doi:10.1007/s13592-011-0112-y

published in Apidologie 43(4), 449-464 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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Citations

• The Foraging Specializations of Individual Bumblebees
• Decline and Conservation of Bumble Bees

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